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“I wanted a classic hero in a different way. Not carrying a gun. Weighing his options. Able to love. Able to show hatred. It made me think of Roger Thornhill in ‘North by Northwest.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Able Americans is one of the only conservative think tank projects dedicated entirely to disability policy.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025
"Able Seamen do not get piped aboard ship," the Royal Navy said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
Among them is Able Rating 18-year-old Charles Henderson, a seaman on his first ship and first deployment.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
Mrs. Able from the accounting firm on the thirty-seventh floor fell against me.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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